Spring-heel for shoes.



F. KARGSONYL SPRING HEEL FOB. SHOES. APPLIGATION Hmm JAN. 16,

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FRANK KARCSONYI, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD TO GERGELYBLGA, OF HASTINGS-UPON-HUDSON. NEW YORK.

SPRING-HEEL FOR SHOES.

To @ZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK KARCSONYI,

a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Yonkers, in the county' ofWestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Spring-*Heels for Shoes, lowing is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in springheels for shoes.

An object of the invention aims to relieve the strain and jars on theheel of the foot by providing a spring heel that will absorb suchshocks.

A further object of the invention is to provide a spring heel especiallyadapted for army shoes where the wearer is subjected to excessivewalking, the heel being uniformly cushioned to evenly distribute thewear.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinaftermore fully described and then claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing by like characters throughout the several views andwherein Figure l is a perspective view of a shoe embodying my invention.Fig.` 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the heelillustrating the manner of cushioning the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsectional view of the heel, and, Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a portionof the `heel illustrating a manner of guiding' the telescoping sections.

Referring more particularly to the drawing accompanying thisapplication, the reference letter S designates the shoe provided withthe heel H. The heel H is provided with an extreme upper lift l0 and 11while the intermediate sections are formed of metallic telescopingmembers suitably secured to the leather lifts. An inverted cup-shapedmember 12 is secured t0 the upper lift 10 by fastening screws 13 and tobe received within the cup-shaped member 12 is the upper telescopingsection 14. and secured thereto by suitable fastening means as shown at15. A plate 16 is received within the upper telescoping section 14 andretained therein by the fastening means 17 and dependino` from saidplate 16 are the cylindrical members `18 open at their of which the fol`and lower leather i Patented J une 9, 1914. Serial No. 812,452.

lower ends. A transverse pin 19 extends across the lower end of thecylindrical members 1S for purposes to be hereinafterdescribed. Securedto the lower lift 11 by the fastening members 20 is the cup-shapedmember 21 which is adapted to have a telescopic connection with themember 14:. Projecting upwardly from the cup member 21 are tubularmembers 22 of a diameter less than the cylindrical members 18 to providefor their reception therein. The tubular members 22 are provided withoppositelydisposed longitudinal slots 23 and disposed within said slotsare the pins 19 carried by the cylindrical members 18. Mounted on theupper ends of each of the tubular members 22 are the disk members 22',each of said disk members supporting a coil spring 24 cal members 1S,engaging at its upper end the plate 1G and at its lower end. the diskmembers 22.

The parts above described will be effectively guided in their severalmovements, but to insure such guiding movement, means are provided asshown in Figpet, which consists of an angle plate 25 secured to one ofthe cylindrical members 18 as at 26 while its upper end is secured as at27 to the plate 1G. rlhe lower end of the angle member 25 is providedwith an opening in which is received a pin 28 carried by the lowercupshaped member 21.

In operation, the member 14 and cylindrical members 1.8 are moved in adownward direction which compresses the spring 24v and permits themembers 14 and 21 to telescope. Vhen pressure is relieved on the upperlift 1.0, the spring 24C exerts itself and brings the telescopingsections to their normal position as shown in Fig. 1.

l/Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, I do not wish to confine myself thereto as various forms,modifications, and arrangements of `the parts may be had Withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is :-n

1. A spring heel for shoes, comprising an upper and a lower lift, aninverted cupsliaped member depending from the upper lift, a cup-shapedmember end fitting within said depending member, a

compression disposed within the cylindri` having its upper plate withinsaid depending member, cylin- Y extending vdrical members depending fromsaid plate, a cup-shaped member secured to the lower lift ofthe heel,vertically slotted tubularA members projecting from the lower cup-shapedmember', andtelescopically engaging within said cylindrical members,disks on said `tubular members, coil springs supported between saiddisks, and Vsaid plate,v and pins and movable in the slots of saidtubular members.V p Y 1 2. ln a spring heel, the combination with twotelescopically engagingl sections, one having depending cylindricalmembers, and

Copies of this patent may be obtained for seopic members,

within said cylindrical Vmembers,V Y

five cents each, `py addressing kthe 'Washingtoln D. C.

the other provided with upwardly projecting tubular members,of"verticalflydisposed coil-springs u supported `between the Vvtwomembers, and guiding means comprising an angle 'bracket secured to oneof said teleand a vertically-disposed guide pin secured to the othermember and extending through an arm of said bracket.`

In testimony whereof l aii'iX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK KARACSONYI.; Witnesses: l

ADoLn KLEIN, 'SmvoIfLAV KARfcsoNYI. y

Commissioner of Patents,

